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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured the families of the 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage by Yemen’s Houthi armed group in the Red Sea last week that the agency is doing its best for their safe return to the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines — The family of the late orthopedic surgeon Dr. Benigno Agbayani Jr. is hoping people would remember him as a man of principle who dedicated his life in service to the medical profession.
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — Charges of illegal possession of firearms and explosives filed against the mayor of Moises Padilla town in Negros Occidental and her husband have been dismissed.
FICTIONCrook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday), $29Ex-fence Ray Carney has sworn off a life of crime — until he needs Jackson 5 tickets for his daughter. Two-time Pulitzer winner Whitehead presents a kaleidoscopic portrait of 1970s Harlem as Carney plunges into New York City’s seedy underbelly.The Exchange by John Grisham (Doubleday), $29.95In this sequel to the 1991 blockbuster “The Firm,” Grisham explores what became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they blew the whistle on the corruption and murder at the Memphis law firm that Mitch signed on to after law school. Happiness Falls by Angie Kim (Hogarth), $28A father goes missing.
MANILA, Philippines — A 23-year-old man surrendered on Thursday after he injured a police officer who tried to arrest him for allegedly taking part in a drag race in Quezon City.
It has always been China who stirs up trouble in the West Philippine Sea, not the Philippines.
ORIENTAL MINDORO, Philippines — Sa paanan ng Bundok Halcon nakatira ang isa sa pitong komunidad ng mga Alangan Mangyan na nananatiling limitado o wala pa ring akses sa kuryente sa kabila ng limang taong operasyon ng Catuiran hydroelectric power plant na itinayo sa kanilang lupain ninuno.
MANILA, Philippines — Tatapusin ng San Beda University ang elimination round sa pagsagupa sa talsik nang Letran College sa NCAA Season 99 men’s basketball tournament.